Ross Campbell style TMNT v2
 

ok, so before anyone gets their panties in a bunch yelling at me that it's not like my first RC custom, these are a SIMPLIFIED version. i did not do a complete overhaul like i usually do. but hey at least you get all four brothers this time and they still look pretty good :D

ever since i first saw the designes for the new TMNT toon (especially the toys) i had a gut feeling that the designer was heavily influenced by Ross Campbell's art. Ross has been drawing his turtles in a similar maner since at least 2007 when he did the incredible covers for "Raphael: Bad Moon Rising" for Mirage. withouth doing a complete overhaul (like i did with my last Campbell custom), i wanted to mod a few things to highlight the likeness. i based the colors and style off Ross' most recent works in which he has been doing a lot of colored masks and pupils. although, one of the most obvious changes i made was to change Leo's expression. Ross pointed out that it was a kind of awkward grimmace. part smile, part sneer. it didnt really fit leo, so i changed it to a more in control/serious look. this is only my second ever group customization of the turtles. my first and most likely only of a particular artist's rendition group shot. hope you guys enjoy :)

PS- for those who are curious here's a complete list of mods that i did.

resculpt leo's mouth, shave down and resculpts all the wraps, remove finger wraps, filled in raph's platron crack, add chains to mikey's chucks, smooth out some of the blockiness of leo's blades, remove the loop from donnies shoulder strap, add tails, resculpt two toed feet, enlarge the masks, nick up the belts and masks, paint everything from head to toe and add pupils to their eyes.

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Stay down, punk!
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I see what you did there.

And I approve.

As much as I didn't mind Leo's half smile and half sneer, I must say, he looks awesome, Plasticplayhouse.:tcool: All of them, actually, look awesome. Ross Campell is a good artist, and the turtles should start looking like these ones in future comics. Keep up the good work.:tgrin:

These look nice. :)

Mega cool, Donny is my favorite.

Amazing work again. Mikey looks kinda creepy, but in a good way. :D

I love everything about these. But I especially love that there are only two toes. :tgrin:

Wow! Those are Amazing. I really love what you did with Leo. Plus, I love the new resculpted wraps and toes, and the painted eyes. :D

Hands down my favorite customs that you've done. All of your work is fantastic, but these take the cake; most likely because Ross is my favorite TMNT artist.

They all came out awesome!

I like it. Great job!

You are the man, eternally.

Can't wait for Ross to see this thread. :D

Those are beautiful! Your paint work is fantastic. Keep up the amazing work!!

Very nice!

This is awesome, you da man!

I luv it! This is epic!

You nailed it! The new Nick turtles have the proper base for R.C.'s style, and the TWO TOE FIX is perfect. The amount of work you put into these is awesome. The knee and elbow pads become wraps, which is 100% consistent with his style, not to mention the modified bandannas and painted pupils. AWESOME WORK!

very nice work.
best detail and shading ive seent yet using the new nick toys.

I dont see what he did there.

And also nice custom

He basically recreated the Issue #1 classic cover pose in the shot referenced.